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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not quite: Banneker is 1% white, so around 5 students. Also a small number of students who identify as Asian and multiple races, plus 20 percent Hispanic/Latino.

http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Benjamin+Banneker+High+School

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
(2017-18)
Enrollment: 482

Black: 74%
 Hispanic/Latino: 20%
 White: 1%
 Asian: 3%
 Pacific/Hawaiian: 0%
 Native/Alaskan: 0%
 Multiple races: 2%
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Being an "only" in any environment can be a slog, regardless of what kind of only you are. By the numbers, OP's kid would be the "only" in a class of about 120 per grade. That kid has to be very comfortable in this position - or such a nerd that they have no notice/care of this anyway ;)[/quote]

This. I don’t know why everyone’s acting like it’s no big deal. Also +1 to poster above who said white parents may feel they’re intruding on black space (or if you must, POC space). In a city where everyone hates the gentrifiers wouldn’t they fear being seen as gentrifying Banneker? I know I think about this, unfortunately, in a lot of spaces in DC. Will I be welcome or seen as there goes the neighborhood? Don’t tell me you’ve never had that thought. [/quote]

That's the experience of every person of color in America in 99% of the spaces they occupy each day. Not fun is it? Only black friend. Only Asian employee. Only LatinX whatever. But yet we deal with it. [/quote]

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